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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchâtel, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01);
Abstract
An aerosol-generating device has a body configured to receive an aerosol-generating substrate; a heating element configured to heat the aerosol-generating substrate; a power source operatively connected to the heating element; a controller configured to control the power source and the heating element; and a switch comprising a sensor to detect presence of an actuator. The switch is operatively connected to the controller. A method for using the aerosol-generating device includes placing the actuator adjacent the sensor and detecting the presence of the actuator; and controlling power supply to the heating element.